I can’t remember if Nabokov typed. He was famous for his use of handwritten index cards, which gets a kind of self-parody in Pale Fire. But his lament about the typographical limitations of the language/keyboard sounds like the lament of a typist. Hmm.

“Did Nabokov type” reminds me of a thief’s note that made the rounds earlier this year. It’s the only time I’ve seen an emoticon handwritten on its side as though typing. Could just be a Fargo, North Dakota, thing.